The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-24
onc-armcd Albert Hutcherson, . colored

/ proceeded to infiict n severe beating upon
| her. He Knocked her down and beat her up
/ fcarfully. Her injuries, according 10 the at
tending physician, are serious, and hannah
VIII not be able to get about for awhile
| She was hurt internally. Albert was car
ried before Mayor Wikle Monday morning,
fined $40 and put under $50 bond TO ap-
| pear at the court. He failed 10 pay his fine
| or give bond, and is in Jail.
A passenger ON the down train from At
! lanta Friday morning reports another case
| of the unwonted fascination Of the irst-cass
car for passengers Of dusky hue This time
| it was q woman, and a case Of pure Gus
| sCdness." The remonstrances of several
| persons were Of no avail; ''she had first
class ticket and meant to ride in the white
| folks car - and there she stayed for a time.
| AT COnycrs u crowd of young men got wind
of the nature Of matters and one Of their
| number acting as spokesman for the party
suggested the superior healthfulnesS OF the
colored coach. The suggestion was all-con-
vincmg, and was acted on with surprising
alacrity.
A short while ago an old negro man living
two or three miles from Cuthbert engaged
himself to a negro woman on Il farm near
by and came to Cuthbert and got his license
to marry When he reached the home of
the intended bride she informed him that
her mind had undergone a change and that
if he wanted to marry he must find another
sweetheart The old fellow came back, told
the story of his woes to Judge Gormey and
tried TO get him to take the license back.
But the Judge told him 'they wouldn't fit
anybody elson and refused to rue the trade.
The old man was sorely grieved but there
was no relief for him. He still does his own
cooking and mcnds his own clothes.
The Tax Collector of Harris county has
just completed his consolidated returns.
Following are its principal features White
polls Loss, colored ,22O; total 2,J05. Acres
of land, whites 219, 4J4 colOred ,2S6; total
29O, $50. Value of land, whites 81 ,023,36S,
colored S26, 10; total 81 ,O49 49S. City prop
erty, whites 1888, 759, colored S2,O15; total
So, S34 Amount of money, solvent debts,
etc, whites $500, $50, cOlored 1928; total
S200,95j. Merchandise, whites SOL, 700.
Cotton manufactures, whites 100000.
Horses and other stock, whites $lSS,27l, col
| ored S2S, 1913; total S2l6,394. In the county
there are six lawyers and fifteen doctors.
The total value of property of every de
scription j., white 81 ,S20, S25, colored ST.
620 total 81, 1913, 454
w O. Strange, of Oglethorpe, has in
vented a novel, as well as a very useful,
machine for the purpose of loading brass o.
| paper shells. The machine consists of a box
containing twenty-four holes which are
| exactly the same depth as the length of q
| shell. Empty shells are inserted in these
| holes. The machine can be made with any
number of holes, though the model contains
| only twenty four. The machine is placed
with the cap end of the shell down. Nexta
tray containing an equal number Of holes as
| the machine and fits over them perfectly,
| and is provided with a brass slide The
| holes in the tray are the right size for Il
charge either of powder or shot. The slide
is pulled out and the powder for twenty-four
| shells Is put in in an instant. BY the same
| process the shells are loaded with shot. He
| can load 100 shells in fifteen minutes, and
can load as fast as three men can fire Five
| hundred shells can be loaded @ one hour. A
| patent has been applied for 1t is made
| almost entirely OF wood and can be sold tor
70 cents
The Barlow county grand jury of last
week created quite little sensation when
it was announced that it found a true bill
| against the Rev. Mr.. Allen, who lives near
| Adairsville charging him with the crime
of incest. Considering the heretofore high
standing and character of the accused in
the community in which he lives, and his
| robes as minister, it has caused no little
| sensation. Public opinion, however, is
much divided as to his guilt, Many of
| the most prominent members of his own
church yet have confidence in him and
stoutly protest his innocence, while others
|
| doubt as TO his guilt. The witnesses against
him they claim to be Of unquestiOned verac-
| ity, and their testimony is direct and posi-
tive. On the other hand, it is declared to
| be piece of blackmail, and upon the trial
| of the case that fact viii be established, and
! tho fair name and reputation of the de
! PENDANT will be cleared of this stain, made
| by the charge of this most shocking and
! heinouS otfenSe.
col ,oco or ~,
| J. H. Dodds' place, ON Cedar Creek, two
miles below Cedartown, last Saturday even
| ing. Blanton Johnson is o tenant on the
| place and had boy, MOunsfOrd, l3 years
! of age, who was wont TO accompany him tC
the creek and go in bathing with him. On
Saturday evening, Mr. Johnson being away
Mike, a negro boy about his own age, came
| by from Mr. Dodds', where he works about
! the hOuse ,forMounsford to accompany him to
the creek, but his mother forbade him
| going lie went to work with a hoe neal
the house, but i'll little while. in disobedi-
ence of his mothers orders, joined the ne
gro, and the two went to bathe. The Negro
Toy tells the story of what occurred. He him
self had left the creek and put his clothes ON
but Mounsford insisted on going little lower
down the creek and jumping from a huge
rock ON the bank. The negro re
monstrated, saying it was deep, but to nc
purpose, as the boy insisted otherwise anO
went ahead. He was soon in water away
over his head, and being unable to swim
struggled for little while and sank several
times. The negro, being unable TO swim
could do nothing but seeing some boyi
coming In an ore wagon, called to them, bu'
they could neither swim, and the boy sanl
his last time before their eyes.
Friday gentleman well-known in Allan
ia called at police headquarters and secur
ing an audience with Capt. Grim informed
him that young lady "a relative of his re-
siding on Cooper street, had been grossly
insulted. The gentleman then requested tn,
Captain to investigate the matter At tn,
lady's home Capt Grim was shown letter
which had been handed TO her by negro
woman. The letter was quite offensive, anC
when the negro woman delivered it she in
formed the Indy that she would call for az
answer. There was no name TO the note
and nothing by which il could b,
traced appeared. Capt. Grim knew
of but one way to trace the note TO its au
thor, and after considerable persuasion h,
induced the lady to answer it. TIL. answer
was favorable, and Friday night at the houl
suggested a hack was stopped near the lady
home. She was not there TO meet the hack
but Capt. Grim and Detective Reeves were
In the hack was driver and a negro man
Capt Grim took the man from the hack anl
began questioning him. He admitted tina
he had given the note 10 the negro woman
and claimed that it was given him by 10,
Berry The negro told what seemed to b,
n straight story, one that circumstances slIs